Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success
Maternal and child undernutrition remains an important public health problem. The objective of this research is to examine the relative influence of maternal prepregnancy weight (PPW) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on birth size for 971 singleton live births born to women who participated in a pr...
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| author | Requejo, Jennifer |
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| description | Maternal and child undernutrition remains an important public health problem. The objective of this research is to examine the relative influence of maternal prepregnancy weight (PPW) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on birth size for 971 singleton live births born to women who participated in a pre‐conceptional micronutrient supplementation trial in Vietnam. Adjusted generalized regression models were used to examine associations with birth weight, BW (mean + SD: 3054 + 400 g); small for gestational age, SGA (22%); and low birth weight, LBW (5%). A 1 SD increase in PPW was associated with a 226 g (95%CI: 220‐231) increase in BW. Similar and independent effects were observed for BW (226 g; 95%CI: 219 – 233) per SD increase in GWG. The relative impact of a 1 SD increase in PPW and GWG were similar for length (0.17 and 0.14 cm), head circumference (0.13 and 0.15 cm) and MUAC (0.15 and 0.14 cm) at birth, respectively. A 1 kg increase in PPW and GWG was also associated with a 9.4% and 9.5% reduction in the risk of delivering a SGA infant and 12% and 15% for LBW, respectively. Women with pre‐pregnancy BMI < 17 kg/m2 (moderate‐severe thinness) or in the lower tertile of GWG had 2.4 – 2.6 times the risk for SGA and 3.9 – 4.6 times the risk for LBW. These findings indicate that programs aimed at improving birth outcomes will have the greatest impact if they address maternal nutrition both before and during pregnancy.Grant Funding Source: Supported by the Micronutrient Initiative & the Mathile Institute for Advancement of Human Nutrition |
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| spelling | CGSpace1511262025-11-06T04:13:04Z Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success Requejo, Jennifer nutrition security indicators stunting malnutrition nutrition food security breastfeeding Maternal and child undernutrition remains an important public health problem. The objective of this research is to examine the relative influence of maternal prepregnancy weight (PPW) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on birth size for 971 singleton live births born to women who participated in a pre‐conceptional micronutrient supplementation trial in Vietnam. Adjusted generalized regression models were used to examine associations with birth weight, BW (mean + SD: 3054 + 400 g); small for gestational age, SGA (22%); and low birth weight, LBW (5%). A 1 SD increase in PPW was associated with a 226 g (95%CI: 220‐231) increase in BW. Similar and independent effects were observed for BW (226 g; 95%CI: 219 – 233) per SD increase in GWG. The relative impact of a 1 SD increase in PPW and GWG were similar for length (0.17 and 0.14 cm), head circumference (0.13 and 0.15 cm) and MUAC (0.15 and 0.14 cm) at birth, respectively. A 1 kg increase in PPW and GWG was also associated with a 9.4% and 9.5% reduction in the risk of delivering a SGA infant and 12% and 15% for LBW, respectively. Women with pre‐pregnancy BMI < 17 kg/m2 (moderate‐severe thinness) or in the lower tertile of GWG had 2.4 – 2.6 times the risk for SGA and 3.9 – 4.6 times the risk for LBW. These findings indicate that programs aimed at improving birth outcomes will have the greatest impact if they address maternal nutrition both before and during pregnancy.Grant Funding Source: Supported by the Micronutrient Initiative & the Mathile Institute for Advancement of Human Nutrition 2014 2024-08-01T02:55:26Z 2024-08-01T02:55:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151126 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295643 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Requejo, Jennifer. 2014. Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world's progress on nutrition. Supplementary Online Material. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151126 |
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| title | Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success |
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| title_short | Brazil’s achievements in improving stunting prevalence and breastfeeding practices: Ingredients of success |
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